India, Jan. 6 -- One of the greatest human tragedies of the contemporary era unleashed by the coronavirus has become a wakeup call and has provided several lessons in the conduct of all aspects of human personality, professional, societal, and institutional lives in all countries across the world. The rise of populism, authoritarian nationalism and the global crisis of the COVID19 pandemic has had a huge impact on women's lives, work, livelihoods, and entitlements.
In particular, the current pandemic has accentuated already high and persistent gender inequality and disparities in rural areas in developing countries like India. Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi conducted a survey among 4500 women respondents-village ma...